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Old 9th Apr 2003, 05:07
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190 kts?

190 kts is not that unusal when you fly into La Paz, Bolivia (SLLP).
Elevation 13313'.
I've been there numerous times myself and it's not unusual to
exceed max tire speed (195 kts) during the T/O roll.
The good old 757 performs like a dream there.

I'm talking ground speed here and when one exceeds max tire
speed all maintenance has to do is an inspection at the next station. I haven't seen any tread seperation or damage yet.

Corner speed--for some reason the post showed as a double-posting with some strange characters- hence the minor edit.

Last edited by McD; 9th Apr 2003 at 07:45.
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